Civil Society: A powerful partner in protecting our environment
Khmer Times Wed, July 22, 2026 Protecting the environment is one of the greatest responsibilities of our generation. Clean air, safe water, healthy forests, rich biodiversity, and a stable climate […]
Laos Targets Nearly 10 Million Trees in Nationwide Reforestation Plan
By Phoudasack Vongsay The Laotian TimesMay 21, 2026 Green karst peaks seen from the top of Mount Nam Xay a sunny morning with fog Vang Vieng. (Picture by Manifa Travel) […]
Thailand Steps Up Ethnic Rights Protection
Khaosod English July 6, 2026 BANGKOK – Thailand has taken a major step towards implementing its new law protecting the rights of ethnic communities. Deputy Prime Minister Suphajee Suthumpun chaired […]
The Wisdom of Many Voices: How Myanmar’s Extraordinary Diversity May Teach Humanity the Democratic Art of Belonging, Listening, and Shared Liberation
Alan Clements Mizzima July 2, 2026 For much of the world, Myanmar remains a synonym for catastrophe: villages erased by airstrikes, prisons swollen with the disappeared, families fleeing into forests […]
Malaysia’s Orang Asli (Indigenous People) submit memo on customary land rights to Zahid
Keerthi Shanggar Free Malaysia Today Fri, June 12, 2026 Group calls for formal recognition of Orang Asli ‘tanah adat’ under established common law principles, instead of relying solely on administrative […]
Bean counters: Demand sees surge in coffee production
Chhorn Norn The Phnom Penh Post Sat June 6, 2026 An aerial view of coffee plantations in Busra Commune, Mondulkiri Province, where a domestic investor purchased close to $700,000 of […]
Malaysia – This Sarawak village has kept its Gawai tradition alive for over 50 years
Kampung Taee has organised its annual ‘birarak’, or parade, without interruption for the past 56 years. (TVS Entertainment pic) In Kampung Taee, generations of Bidayuh families continue to march together […]
Climate Disinformation Threatens Indigenous Communities in Cambodia, Report Warns
By Teng Yalirozy Cambodianess May 26, 2026 Photo shows Prey Lang community networks from all four provinces celebrated International Forest Day under the theme Forests are Life on March 21, […]
Thailand’s Mani youth blend forest shelter traditions with modern education
By Khaosod English Mon, May 25, 2026 SATUN — Children from Thailand’s Mani ethnic minority, an Indigenous forest-dwelling community in southern Thailand, are blending traditional survival skills with modern education […]
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